Hull City host Bolton Wanderers looking to get back to winning ways ahead losing three games on the bounce in all competitions.

In an attempt to inspire positivity, here is five reasons why City fans should be optimistic against Bolton.

City have won the last three at home to Bolton

The KCOM Stadium has not been a happy hunting place of late for Bolton Wanderers, not since November 2008 – City’s first season in the Premier League - have the Trotters left East Yorkshire with anything to show for their efforts.

Since then, while City have struggled to pick up anything at the Macron Stadium, the Tigers picked up maximum points against Bolton at home.

A Kamel Ghilas goal was enough to seal three points in 2009, City came from behind to win 3-1 in September 2012 and on their most recent visit in 2015, Chuba Akpom broke the visitors’ hearts.

Bolton yet to win

Fresh from winning promotion from League One last season, Phil Parkinson’s Bolton have endured a wretched start to the season picking up just two points so far.

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A poor start at home to Leeds United, was followed by two draws away from home at Millwall and Birmingham City before returning to the Macron with another defeat to Derby.

Their only wins this season have come in the Carabao Cup, beating Crewe and Sheffield Wednesday to reach the third round.

City’s home form

The season may only be four game old, but City have only been beaten once at home in the last 17 Championship home games, disregarding play-off games.

David Meyler of Hull City scores a late penalty kick against Wolves (Image: Matt Wilkinson)

A narrow 3-2 defeat to Wolves in their last appearance at the KCOM Stadium was their first Championship home defeat since November 2015, when City lost 2-0 to Derby.

Since then ten wins have come, with six draws and City will be looking to get back to winning ways against the Greater Manchester outfit.

The Tigers have a left-back

Yes, it’s true. After four league games having to play Max Clark in the defensive line, the Tigers have finally signed a left-back to replace Andy Robertson and Josh Tymon who both left the club this summer.

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Stephen Kingsley is fit and could come straight into the side against Bolton, giving City a degree of strength down the flank, which has been their weakness so far this season.

NEW RECRUIT: Hull City's Stephen Kingsley. (Image: Hull City)

Jon Toral will also be included in the squad while the Tigers are set to add another four players to their squad before next Thursday’s deadline.

Bolton struggle in front of goal

It’s not a new phenomenon but Bolton have struggled to score goals. Despite winning promotion last season, the Wanderers scored 68 goals.

That might not seem a poor return but given Sheffield United and Scunthorpe United both scored in excess of 80, it may not seem as great. In fact, of all the teams promoted automatically last season in the football league, Bolton’s goals for total was the least.

Despite only been four games in to the season, that goal shyness seems to have continued, scoring just four goals, half as many as City.